Serving on a Visiting Team

Serving on an accreditation team is one of the most powerful professional development experiences you can have as an educator. It's also an important responsibility and a service to your peer schools.

What to Expect

During A Visit

During a visit, team members spend three and one-half intense days to:

Evaluate the school's programs and practices through the lens of the school's Mission Statement.
Determine the congruence between the school's Self-Study Report and what the Visiting Team observes during its days on campus viewing the school in full operation.
Assess a school's alignment with NJAIS Standards for Accreditation.
Develop commendations and recommendations to guide the school's continuous improvement.

Team Member Composition

The Visiting Team includes experienced faculty and administrators, including a business manager from other independent schools with which the school undertaking accreditation does not compete or overlap. Team members are selected to represent different academic and co-curricular disciplines, grade levels, and administrative expertise. All team members are required to sign a confidentiality and conflict of interest statement.

The size of each Visiting Team is determined by the following general guidelines:

School’s Enrollment

Team Size

50-100

101-200

201-300

301-400

401-500

501+

501+ or multiple campuses

4-5 Members

4-6 Members

6-8 Members

8-10 Members

8-12 Members

10-15 Members

Team Member Qualifications

Interested in Serving on a Visiting Team?

If you are interested in serving on a Visiting Team, please let your Head of School know of your interest and encourage them to contact NJAIS Director of Accreditation, Dr. Pamela Fiander, at pfiander@njais.org.

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